Control of major Australian media

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1 Control of major Australian media Company Broadcasting Print & Publishing Rim Online & Games Telecommunications Nows Ltd. Pay TV 25% stake in Foxtel 67.8% of total circ. of Aus capital city & national newspaper ownership share Large Aus book publisher $89m turnover (1999) Fox Studios production facility (joint venture with Lend lease) News Interactive 19.8% stake in One.Tel 76.1% of total circ. of Aust Sunday newspaper ownership share 46.6% of total circ. of Aust suburban newspaper share 23.4% of total circ. of Aust regional daily ownership Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd Free-to-air: 3 metropolitan 1 regional, 51.5% potential audience New Regency Television Productions Pay TV: 25% stake in Foxtel 33% stake in Sky News» 'J iu f t it& ix Holdings Pty Ltd AAP Information Services (Jointly controlled with Fairfax) (PBL) 41.5% of major magazine ownership shares (top 30 mags by circ.) (64 magazines in total) 21.4% of total circ. of Aust capital city & national newspaper ownership share 22.8% of total circ. of Aust Sunday newspaper ownership share 18.1% of total circ. of Aust suburban newspaper share 15.4% of total circ. of Aust. regional daily ownership Publication of 3 magazines Leisure Village Nine Leisure provides coin operated entertainment venues close to cinemas. (40% stake managed by Village. Hoyts cinema exhibition chain 268 screens ninemsn (joint venture with Microsoft Corp) Online services to Aust NZ and New Guinea F2 (Fairfax Interactive Network) 19.8% stake in One.Tel Telstra Pay TV: 50% partner in Foxtel Cubic & Wireless Optus Pay TV: Optus Vision Primus Telecom 0cs».Tel Telecom NZ AW Pan TV 30% (with ACE & SBS) niche TV programming Australian Radio Network (APN & Clear Channel) 8 metropolitan 3 regional 52.6% potential audience AAP Information Services (Jointly controlled with News Ltd.) 13 regional daily newspapers 29.9% of total circ. 5 suburban newspapers 2.9% of total circ. 50 non-daily newspaper? Big Pond Optus Internet Hotkey Internet Services (60%) One.Net ISP Exchange 51% stake held by Aust Federal Govt 49% stake held by public shareholders. Peter Isaacson Publications communications Update issue 162 February 2000 z.

2 Company Broadcasting Print & Publishing Film Online & Games Telecommunications Rural Press Ownership of 5 South Australian regional stations 153 regional newspapers 35 agricultural newspapers Free-to-air TV: 5 metropolitan 64.9% potential audience Seven Network Free-to-air TV: 5 metropolitan, 1 regional, 72.1% potential audience Pay TV: 33% stake in Sky News C7 Seven Cable Television Supplies Sports Channel 6 a weekend channel Southern Cress Broadcasting Australia Ltd. Free-to-air TV: 1 metropolitan 4 regional, 21.5% potential audience Radio: 5 metropolitan 24.6% potential audience. Prime Network Free-to-air TV: 8 regional, 25.1% potential audience PfBP Communications Village Roadshow 29.3% of major magazine ownership shares (top 30 mags by circ.) (14 magazines in total) Show-Ads Interactive Austereo Ltd. 453 screens Theme Parks Radio: 11 metropolitan ( includes Greater Warner Bros. 3 regional Union and Birch, Movie World 62.5% potential Carroll and Coyle joint Sea World audience venture locations) Wet 'n' Wild Water Park Village Roadshow Pictures Western Australian Newspapers 9.1% of total circ. of Aust. capital city & national newspaper ownership share 9%of total circ of Aust. suburban newspaper share 1.1% of total circ of Aust regional daily ownership Publication of magazines, guides and regional non-dailies Birch Carroll a Coyle Hoyts Australian Broadcasting Corporation Free-to-air TV: National TV Service 9 metropolitans 48 regional Radio: 4 National Networks Radio National Classic FM Triple J Parliamentary and News Network ABC marketing service 191 screens 198 screens 319 screens ABC On-line Free-to-air TV: National TV Service Radio: 2 stations on one national network [2EA Sydney and dea Melbourne) Sources: 1998/99 company annual reports; newspaper, radio and television reports; discussions with company staff E communications Update issue 162 February 2000

3 International interests of major Australian media players Co. Americas Europe NZ & Pacific Asia TV Cable & Satellite USA: Fox TV 22 stations (Total combined US coverage, 40%) USA: Fox Cable UK: BSkyB (40%) NZ: Sky TV China, India, Japan, jointly owned Taiwan, Middle East & VOX (49.9%) GDR with TVNZ Indonesia: Star TV Latin America: Sky Latin America (News alliance with Organizacoes Globo of Brazil and M exico s Grupo Televisa and Telecommunications International Inc. Japan: Sky PerfecTV(ll%) Indonesia: Indovision (45%) Bahasa Programming Ltd. (50%) Radio Rim USA: 20th Century Fox (Fox Filmed Entertainment) Sky Radio (71%) Radio 538 (42%) Sky Radio Sweden (28%) India: ISkyB Video rental USA: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Animation USA: Fox Animation Studios Books Papers Magazines USA: Harper Collins Zondervan Publishing House (world s largest Bible publisher) The Ecco Press Hearst Book Group UK: Harper Collins USA: N ew York Post UK: The Tim es NZ: Independent T h e S u n d a y T im es Newspapers Limited (49.7%) T h e S u n Rji: News operates USA: T V G u id e T h e W eek ly S ta n d a r d N e w s A m e r ic a F S I N e w s A m e ric a In -S to re Canada: N e w s F S I C a n a d a Technology USA: News America Digital Publishing NDS Americas Inc. News Interactive TheStreetcom Juno Online Services N e w s o f th e W o rld UK: T he T im e s E d u c a tio n a l S u p p le m e n t The Tim es H igher E d u c a tio n S u p p le m e n t The Tim es Literary Supplem ent The Tim es Scottish E du cation al S u p p le m e n t Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) Rim N u rse ry W o rld Line One (33%) NDS T h e F iji T im es, N a i L a l a k a i and S h a n ti D u t. PNG: 63% stake in the P o st C ou rier USA: 29.5% of NZ: Magazines Magazines ACP has New Regency Productions ACP New Zealand 8 magazines in South East Asia a joint venture with (20 magazines) (Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, 20th Century Fox Thailand) (8 magazines) communications Update issue 162 February 2000 a

4 Co. Americas Europe NZ & Pacific Asia Australian Provincial Newspapers UK: national newspaper, NZ: Radio New APN Media m i m. 7 Network Rural Press (T h e I n d e p e n d e n t), regional Zealand Network (Asia) newspapers & magazines (jointly owned with Ireland: largest Clear Channel newspaper publisher Communications & (Iris h I n d e p e n d e n t), Wilson and Horton South Africa: national & regional; comprising 33 stations) Largest newspaper publisher, multi channel TV Largest newspaper metropolitan national & regional. broadcaster. publisher, national Portugal: 16% of largest & regional. Publisher media company, newspaper publisher & broadcaster (Jomalgeste group). of magazines. Canada: Ireland: 29.9% stake NZ: TV 3 and TV4 8 TV stations in Ulster TV, 45% stake in TV3 NZ Radio: (Ireland s first private network) More FM Network (4 stations) USA: Joint venture Australia Television International production with (Satellite TV service to Asia and Universal Studios the Pacific) purchased from Television the ABC 1/8/97. USA: 38 agricultural publications PMP Communications Village Roadshow Exhibition USA: Film production Village Roadshow Pictures UK: 7 magazines Germany: 1 magazine NZ: 6 agricultural publications NZ: 5 magazines Argentina: 222 screens NZ: 139 screens in India: 4 screens in joint venture 65 screens in in joint venture joint venture with with Priya Exhibitors. joint venture with Warner Bros.: Force Corporation. with Force Corporation Germany: 50 screens; Thailand: 93 screens in joint and Southern Screens. Italy: 60 screens in venture with Theatres & Network joint venture with Fiji: Golden Harvest; Warner Bros & Focus; 10 screens in joint Malaysia: 44 screens in Greece: 24 screens in joint venture with Force joint venture with Tanjong venture with Corporation and PLC & Golden Harvest; Vardinoyannis; Damodar Bros. Singapore: 58 screens in Hungary: 26 screens in joint 58 screens in Golden Harvest; venture with Intercom Hong Kong: 29 screens France: 1 screen in joint venture with Golden Harvest; Korea: 11 screens in joint venture Golden Harvest and the C heiljedang Corporation Taiwan: 17 screens in joint venture with Golden Harvest and Warner Bros Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio Australia (Asia - Pacific & worldwide) Note: As the Hoyts film exhibition chain is no longer a public company, information relating to its ownership of international screens is no longer publicly available. Sources: 1998/99 company annual reports; newspaper, radio and television reports; discussions with company staff. IQ communications update issue 162 February 2000

5 Commercial Teievision Licences Table 1: NOTE: Where significant individuals or groups are associated with the controlling interest or have a major shareholding, their name is given in parenthesis in column 3. S ta tio n Licen see C o. C o n trollin g In te re s t Hew South Wales Metropolitan A T N 7 Amalgamated Television Services Pty. Ltd. Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd % Norwich Financial Services Ltd % Portfolio Partners Ltd % TCN 9 TCN Channel Nine Pty. Ltd. Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer) TEN 10 Regional NSW Network Ten (Sydney) Pty. Ltd. (Approved market B ) T N Q Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQLtd.) CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman) AMN (Griffith) WIN Television Griffith Pty. Ltd. Win Television (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network BKN (Broken Hill) Broken Hill Television Ltd. Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd. (Sturrock Family) MTN (Griffith) WIN Television Griffith Pty. Ltd. Win Television (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network NBN (Newcastle) NBN Limited NBN Enterprises Pty. Ltd. (Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd.) NEN (T amworth/taree) Prime Television (Northern) Pty. Ltd. Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network NRN (Coffs Harbour) (North East NSW) Consolidated with RTN Northern Rivers Television Pty. Ltd. on Australian Capital Territory / Southern NSW (Approved Market X ) Telecasters Australia Ltd. (Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 16.7% Ten Network Holdings Group 14.85%) CTC (Canberra) Australian Capital Television Pty. Ltd. Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.24%) CBN (Southern NSW) Prime Television (Southern) Pty. Ltd. *RVN consolidated with CBN Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network WTN (Southern NSW) Victoria Metropolitan Win Television NSW Pty. Ltd. Win Television (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network ATV 10 Network Ten (Melbourne) Pty. Ltd. T N Q Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQLtd.) CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman) GTV 9 General Television Corporation Pty. Ltd. Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer) HSV 7 HSV Channel 7 Pty. Ltd. Regional VIC (Approved market D ) Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd % Norwich Financial Services Ltd % Portfolio Partners Ltd % AMV (Albury/Wodonga) Prime Television (Victoria) Pty. Ltd. Prime Television Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network BCV (Bendigo) GLV (LaTrobe Valley) Victorian Broadcasting Network (1983) Pty. Ltd. Victorian Broadcasting Network (1983) Pty. Ltd. Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) PTV (Mildura) Prime Television (Victoria) Pty. Ltd. Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network STV (Mildura) Win Television Mildura Pty. Ltd. Television Victoria Ltd. (ENT Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network VTV (B allarat/shepp arton) Queensland Metropolitan Win Television Victoria Pty. Ltd. Associated Broadcasting Services Ltd. (ENT Ltd. (Bruce Gordon)) Affiliated with Nine Network BTQ,7 Brisbane TV Ltd. Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd % Norwich Financial Services Ltd % Portfolio Partners Ltd % Q T Q 9 Queensland Television Ltd. Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer) T V Q 10 Network Ten (Brisbane) Pty. Ltd. T N Q Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQLtd.) CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman) communications Update issue 162 February

6 Station Licensee Co. Controlling Interest Regional QLD (Approved Market A ) RTQ (Rockhampton) Win Television QLD. Pty. Ltd. (Regional QLD) RTQ Consolidated with DDQ ) STQ Sunshine Television Network Ltd. (North Queensland) *MVQ^5EQ consolidated as STQ TNQ (Townsville/Caims) Regional: other ITQ (Mount Isa) p South Australia Metropolitan ADS 10 NWS 9 SAS 7 Regional S.A. GTS (Port Rrie/ Spencer Gulf North) RTS (Loxton/Renmark) SES (ML Gambier) Western Australia Metropolitan NEW 10 STW 9 TVW 7 Regional W.A. GTW (Geraldton) SSW (Bunbury/Albany) (South West and Southern) Regional Television Pty. Ltd. Regional Television Pty. Ltd. Network Ten (Adelaide) Ltd. Australian Capital Television Pty. Ltd. South Australian Telecasters Ltd. Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd. Win Television SA Pty. Ltd. Win Television SA Pty. Ltd. Network Ten (Perth) Ltd. Swan Television & Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. TVW Enterprises Ltd. Geraldton Telecasters Pty. Ltd. Golden West Network Pty. Ltd Win Properties Pty. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd % Norwich Financial Services Ltd % Portfolio Partners Ltd % Telecasters Australia Ltd. (Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 16.7% Ten Network Holdings Group 14.85%) Telecasters Australia Ltd. (Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 16.7% Ten Network Holdings Group 14.85%) TNQ Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQ Ltd.) CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman) Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd % Norwich Financial Services Ltd % Portfolio Partners Ltd % J.M.Stuirock Pty. Ltd. (Sturrock Family) Win Television (Bruce Gordon) Win Television (Bruce Gordon) TNQ Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQLtd.) CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman) Sunraysia Television Ltd. (Sabtel 41.48% (Eva Presser) ENT 26.11% (Bruce Gordon) WIN Television TAS Pty. Ltd % Affiliated with Nine Network Seven Network Ltd. Kerry Stokes 32.95% Deutsche Australia Ltd % Norwich Financial Services Ltd % Portfolio Partners Ltd % Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network VEW (Kalgoorlie) Mid-Western Television Pty. Ltd. Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network Metropolitan TVT 6 Regional TAS TNT (Launceston) (North EastTasmania) NTD 8 (Darwin) TND (Darwin) Territory Remote Commercial Television Licences WAW (Western zone) IMP (Central zone) QQQ, (North East Zone) WOW (Remote and Western Australia) Win Television Tasmanian Pty. Ltd. ENT Enterprises Pty. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network Southern Cross Television (TNT 9) Pty. Ltd. Territory Television Pty. Ltd. Telecasters Australia Ltd. Golden West Satellite Communications Pty. Ltd Impaija Television Pty. Ltd. Regional Television Pty. Ltd. Win Television WA Pty. Ltd. Southern Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer) Telecasters Australia Ltd. (Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 16.7% Ten Network Holdings Group 14.85%) Prime Television (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (Paul Ramsay) Affiliated with Seven Network Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Telecasters Australia Ltd. (Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd 16.7% Ten Network Holdings Group 14.85%) TWT Holdings Pty. Ltd. (Bruce Gordon) Affiliated with Nine Network Source: ABA document Current controllers of a broadcasting licence as at 14/1/ communications update issue 162 February 2000

7 Television networks population reach Table 2: Group S tations P otential Audience (% of Population) Seven Network Ltd Kerry Stokes 32.95% 5 metropolitan 72.1% Deutsche Australia Ltd % Norwich Financial Services Ltd % Portfolio Partners Ltd % 1regional Jm Group i M r TNQ Television Ltd. 40% (100% owned by TNQLtd.) CGS Shareholding Netherlands BV 14.99% (Owned by Canwest Global Communications (Izzy Asper) AMP Society 6.45% Copplemere 0.27% (L. Freedman, B. Sherman) 5 metropolitan 64.9% m rn m trn tk m ^ 3 metropolitan 51.5% Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. (Kerry Packer) 1 regional TWT Holding* Pty,.Ltd* 1 metropolitan 26.1% (Gordon) (Ramsay) 9 regional 8 regional 25.1% Soiftfcftm Cross Broadcasting Australia Ltd. 1 metropolitan 21.5% (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) 4 regional Tcfecastors Australia Ltd. 5 regional 18.8% (Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 16.7% Ten Network Holdings Group 14.85%) AUDIENCE REACH OF OTHERS ItBN LTD. 1 regional 9.8% (Washington H. Soul Pattinson) Sunraysia Television Ltd. 1 metropolitan 7.3% (Sabtel 41.48% Eva Presser ENT 26.11% Bruce Gordon) WIN Television TAS Pty. Ltd % Spencer Cutf Telecasters (Sturrock) Notes: (1) Includes Territory Television Darwin as a regional. (2) The metropolitan stations include Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Hobart. 2 regional 0.8% Source: ABA document Current controllers of a broadcasting licence as at 14/1/2000 communications update issue 162 February

8 Commmercial radio stations Station Licensee Company Owner ^ New South Wales Metropolitan 2CH 2DAY-FM 2GB 2KY 2MMM-FM 2SM 2UE 2UUS-FM 2WFM-FM Regional NSW 2AAY-FM (Albury) 2AD (Armidale) 2AY(Albury) 2BDR (Albury) 2BH (Broken Hill) 2BS (Bathurst) 2BXS-FM (Bathurst) 2C-FM (Gosford) 2CLR-FM (Grafton) 2CS (Coffs Harbour) 2CSF-FM (Coffs Harbour) Radio 2CH Pty. Ltd. 2DAY FM Australia Pty. Ltd. Harbour Radio Pty. Ltd. 2KY Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. The Triple M Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. Radio 2SM Pty. Ltd. Radio 2UE Sydney Pty. Ltd. ARN Communications Pty. Ltd. Commonwealth Broadcasting Corp. Pty. Ltd. Radio Albury- Wodonga Pty. Ltd. New England Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Radio Albury-Wodonga Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital Radio Pty. Ltd. Far West Radio Pty. Ltd. Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Bathurst Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Sea FM Central Coast Pty. Ltd. Grafton FM Radio Pty. Ltd. Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Ltd. Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Ltd. (1) (Coffs Harbour) Commercial Radio Coffs Harbour Ltd. 2DU (Dubbo) Western Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (1) (Dubbo) Dubbo FM Radio Pty. Ltd. 2EC (Bega) 2EEE-FM (Bega) 2GEE-FM 2GEM-FM (Inverell) 2GF (Grafton) 2GGG-FM (Gunnedah) 2GGO-FM (Gosford) 2GN (Goulbum) 2GZ (Orange) 2GZF-FM (Orange) 2HD (Newcastle) 2H3L-FM (Broken Hill) 2ICE-FM (Lithgow) 2KKO-FM (Newcastle) 2LF (Young) 2LFF-FM (Young) 2LM (Lismore) 2LT (Lithgow) East Coast Radio Pty Ltd. East Coast Radio Pty Ltd. Mudgee Pty. Ltd. Northern Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 3AW Southern Cross Pty. Ltd. 2MO Gunnedah Pty. Ltd. Central Coast Radio Pty. Ltd. Radio Goulbum Pty. Ltd. AMI Radio Pty. Ltd. Radio 2GZ Pty. Ltd. 2HD Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Far West Radio Pty. Ltd. Midwest Radio Ltd. Pty. Ltd. Radio Newcastle Pty. Ltd. Radio 2LF Pty. Ltd. Radio 2LF Pty. Ltd. Richmond River Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Midwest Radio Ltd. Radio Superhighway Pty. Ltd. (J. Singleton) Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby)) Radio Superhighway Pty. Ltd. (J. Singleton) Labor Council of NSW Austereo Ltd.(Village Roadshow (Kirby)) Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) Broadcast Investments Holdings Pty. Ltd. (Lamb) Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail & General Trust pic Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis ) DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R Grundy) J.C.Curtis D.G.Tunkin Camplin Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Camplin Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy) Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily Mail and General Trust pic Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd (Caralis) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) Western Broadcasters Pty. (Mudgee) Broadcasting Company Ltd. (Caralis) Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) Radio Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd (Caralis) Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd (Caralis) R G. Capital Holdings (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) Century Radio Pty. Ltd (K & M. Blyton) PY. Gerahty & WJ.Gerahty (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) J.C.Curtis D.G.Tunkin Midwest Radio Network Q. McEvoy R Coleman) Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby)) Broadcast Operations Ltd. (Caralis) Midwest Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (J. McEvoy, R. Coleman) 1 4 communications Update issue 162 February 2000

9 Station Licensee Company Owner 2MC (Kempsey) Mid Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (1) (Kempsey/Port Macquarie) Mid Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 2MG (Mudgee) Mudgee Broadcasting Co. Pty. Ltd. Western Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2MO (Gunnedah) 2MO Gunnedah Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2MOR-FM (Deniliquin) Rich Rivers Radio Pty. Ltd. Robertson 2MVB-FM (Taree) Manning Valley Max The Heat FM Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)) 2 MW (Murwillumb ah) Tweed Radio and Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2NEB-FM (Armidale) New England Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2NEW-FM (Newcastle) Newcastle FM Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2NM (Muswellbrook) Radio Hunter Valley Pty. Ltd. Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Janet Cameron) 2NOW-FM (Moree) Moree Broadcasting & Development Co. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2NZ (Inverell) Northern Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 20AG (Orange) Radio 2GZ Pty. Ltd. 20NE-FM (Katoomba) Blue Mountains Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) 2PK (Parkes) Parkes Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2QN (Deniliquin) Rich Rivers Radio Pty. Ltd. Robertson 2RE (Taree) Manning Valley Max The Heat FM Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)) 2RG (Griffith) Radio 2RG Pty. Ltd. 2RGF-FM (Griffith) Radio 2RG Pty. Ltd. 2ROK-FM (Parkes) Parkes Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2ROX-FM (Kempsey) Mid-Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 2SKI-FM (Cooma) Radio Snowy Mountains Pty. Ltd. K.J. Blyton 2SNO-FM (Goulbum) Radio Goulbum Pty. Ltd. (K & M. Blyton) 2ST (Nowra) South Coast and Tablelands Broadcasting Pty. Ltd. Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) 2TM (Tamworth) Tamworth Radio Development Co. Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)) 2TTT-FM (Tamworth) Tamworth Radio Development Co. Pty. Ltd. Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)) 2UUL-FM (Wollongong) Wollongong Broadcasters Pty. Ltd.Pty. Ltd. Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) 2VLY-FM (Muswellbrook) Radio Hunter Valley. Pty. Ltd. Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) 2VM (Moree) Moree Broadcasting & Development Co. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2WG (Wagga Wagga) Riverina Broadcasters Holdings Pty. Ltd. 2 WIN-FM (Wollongong) WIN Radio Pty. Ltd. Wollongong Radio Pty. Ltd. (B. Gordon) 2WSK-FM (Nowra) South Coast and Tablelands Broadcasting Pty. Ltd. Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) 2WZD-FM (Wagga Wagga) Riverina Broadcasters (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. 2XL (Cooma) Radio Snowy Mountains Pty. Ltd. K. J. Blyton 2XXX-FM (Newcastle) Radio Newcastle Pty. Ltd. Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby)) 2ZOO-FM pubbo) Western Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 2ZZZ-FM (Murwillumbah) Victoria Metropolitan Richmond River Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 3AK Fusion Media Pty. Ltd. Fusion Australia Pty. Ltd. (Diverse Shareholding) 3AW 3AW Southern Cross Radio Pty. Ltd. Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) 3EE 693 Southern Cross Radio Pty. Ltd. Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) 3FOX-FM Austereo Pty. Ltd. Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby)) 3KKZ-FM APN Broadcasting Services Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) communications Update issue 162 February

10 Station Licensee Company Owner 3MMM-FM 3MP 3TTT-FM 3UZ Regional VIC 3BBA-FM (Ballarat) 3BAY-FM (Geelong) 3BBO-FM (Bendigo) 3BDG (Bendigo) 3BT (Ballarat) 3CAT-FM (Geelong) 3CCS-FM (Colac) 3CS (Colac) 3CV (Maryborough) 3GG (Warragul) 3HA (Hamilton) 3MA (Mildura) 3MDA-FM (Mildura) 3NE (Wangaratta) 3NNN-FM (Wangaratta) 3RBA (Ballarat) 3RMR-FM (Mildura) 3SH (Swan Hill) 3SHI-FM (Swan Hill) 3SR (Shepparton) 3SRR-FM (Shepparton) 3SUN-FM (Shepparton) 3TR (Sale) 3WM (Horsham) 3WWM-FM (Horsham) 3YB (Warmambool) Queensland Metropolitan 4BBB-FM 4BC 4BH 4KQ 4MMM-FM 4TAB-FM Regional QLD 4AK (Oakey) 4AM (Mareeba) 4AMM-FM (Mareeba) 4BU (Bundaberg) Melbourne FM Radio Pty. Ltd. Malbend Pty. Ltd. Double T Radio Pty. Ltd. 3UZ Pty. Ltd. Radio Ballarat Pty. Ltd. Bay FM Pty. Ltd. Radio 3BO Pty. Ltd. Radio 3CVPty. Ltd. Ballarat Sports Radio Pty. Ltd. Geelong Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd AMI Radio Pty. Ltd. Votraint No. 691 Pty. Ltd. Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. AMI Radio Pty. Ltd. Radio 3MA Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd. North East Broadcasters Ltd. North East Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Radio Ballarat Pty. Ltd. Radio 3MA Pty. Ltd. Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 3UZ Pty. Ltd. Goulbum Valley Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Goulbum Valley Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Regional Communications Pty. Ltd. B105 FM Pty. Ltd. Radio 4BC Brisbane Pty. Ltd. Queensland Radio 2000 Pty. Ltd. ARN Communications Pty. Ltd. FM 104 Pty. Ltd. Broadcasting Station 4IP Pty. Ltd. Radio 4AK Pty. Ltd. Tablelands Broadcasting Pty. Ltd. Tablelands Broadcasting Pty. Ltd. Bundaberg Broadcasters Pty. Ltd (1) (Bundaberg) Maryborough Broadcasting Co. Pty. Ltd. 4CA (Cairns) 4CC (Gladstone) AMI Radio Pty. Ltd Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby)) Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E.Fairley) Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) Radio 3UZ Pty. Ltd. (Victorian Racing Clubs) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) Camplin Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) P.Y. Gerahty & WJ.Gerahty Burl Rose Pty. Ltd. (Local investors) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) P.Y. Gerahty & WJ.Gerahty DMG Radio Investments (Daily Mail and General Trust pic North East Broadcasters Ltd. (Diverse shareholding) North East Broadcasters Ltd. (Diverse shareholding) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) Radio 3UZ Pty. Ltd. (Victorian Racing Clubs) Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E.Fairley & R.G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy) Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E.Fairley & R.G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby)) Broadcasting Investment Holdings Ptd. Ltd. (Lamb) Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby)) QLD TAB Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) Mrs. Rosemary Carver R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy) P.Y. Gerahty & WJ.Gerahty I B c o m m u n ic a tio n s u p d a te issue 162 February 2000

11 Station Licensee Company Owner 4CCA (Cairns) Greater Cairns Radio Pty. Ltd. 4CCC-FM (Charleville) Pinecam Pty. Ltd. B.R &J.M.Smart 4CEE-FM (Maryborough) Gold Coast FM Pty. Ltd. K G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) 4CHT-FM (Charters Towers) North Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty. Ltd. 4GC (Charters Towers) North Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty. Ltd. 4GLD-FM (Coolangatta) Gold Coast FM Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) 4GR (Toowoomba) Gold Radio Service Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) 4GY (Gympie) Gympie-Noosa Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 4HI (Emerald) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd (Daily Mail and General Trust pic 4HTT-FM (Emerald) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd (Daily Mail and General Trust pic 4HOT-FM (Cairns) Greater Cairns Radio Pty. Ltd. 4KRY (Kingaroy) Forsby Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) 4KZ (Innisfail-Tully) Coastal Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Diverse Shareholding) 4LG (Longreach) Glowweir Pty. Ltd. V.W. & LJ. Blackwood 4LM (Mount Isa) North Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty. Ltd. 4LRE-FM (Longreach) Glowweir Pty. Ltd. V.W. & LJ. Blackwood 4MB (Maryborough) Maryborough Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R. Grundy) (1) (Maryborough) Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd.. (Caralis) 4MIC-FM (Mount Isa) North Queensland Broadcasting Corp Pty. Ltd. 4MK (Mackay) AMI Radio Pty. Ltd. P.Y. Gerahty & WJ.Gerahty 4MKY-FM (Mackay) Barrier Reef Broadcasting Pty. Ltd. 4MMK (Mackay) Barrier Reef Broadcasting Pty. Ltd. 4NNN-FM (Gympie) Gympie-Noosa Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis) 4QFM-FM (Ipswich) Star Broadcasting Network Pty. Ltd. Rural Press (J.B.Fairfax) 4RAM-FM (Townsville) Nessan Pty. Ltd. 4RGC (Cairns) FNQ Broadcasters Cairns Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) 4RGM (Mackay) Whitsundays Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R Grundy) 4RGR (Townsville) FNQ Broadcasters Townsville Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) 4RGT (Townsville) FNQ Broadcasters Townsville Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R Grundy) 4RO (Rockhampton) Rockhampton Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. lid. (R R Grundy) 4ROK (Rockhampton) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. (1) (Rockhampton/ Gladstone) Rockhampton Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) 4ROM-FM (Roma) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. 4RUM-FM (Bundaberg) Bundaberg Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Mrs Rosemary Carver 4SB (Kingaroy) Forsby Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) 4SEA-FM (Gold Coast) Sea FM Gold Coast Pty. Ltd. R G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) 4SEE-FM (Maroochydore) Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) 4SSS-FM (Maroochydore) Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R R Grundy) 4SUN-FM (Nth/East QLD) Rebel FM Stereo Pty. Ltd A.N. & PA. Jowitt 4TOO (Townsville) Townsville Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 4VL (Charleville) Pinecam Pty. Ltd. B.R &J.M. Smart 4WK (Warwick) Amalgamated Marketing Pty. Ltd Super Network Radio Pty. Ltd. (Broadcast Operations Pty. Ltd. (Caralis)) communications update issue 162 February Z

12 Station Licensee Company Owner (1) (Toowoomba/Warwick) Gold Radio Service Pty. Ltd. 4ZKZ-FM (Innisfail-Tully) 4ZR (Roma) South Australis Metropolitan Coastal Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. 5 A A Festival City Broadcasters Ltd. 5ADD-FM 5DN-FM 5MMM-FM 5SSA-FM Regional S.A. 5AU (Port Augusta) 5CC (Port Lincoln) 5CS (Port Pirie) 5EZY (Murray Bridge) 5MU (Murray Bridge) 5RIV-FM (Port Augusta) 5RM (Bern) 5SE (Mount Gambier) 5SEF-FM (Mount Gambier) Western Australia Metropolitan 6EX 6MIX-FM 6NOW-FM 6PPM-FM 6PR Regional W.A. 6AAY-FM (Albany) 6AM (North am) 6BAY-FM (Geraldton) 6BET-FM (Bridgetown) 6BUN-FM (Bunbury) 5AD Broadcasting Company Pty. Ltd. Southern State Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Adelaide FM Radio Pty. Ltd. Austereo Ltd. 5AU Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. Radio Murray Bridge Pty. Ltd. Radio Murray Bridge Pty. Ltd. 5AU Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 5AU Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. South Eastern Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. South Eastern Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Radio Perth Pty. Ltd. Perth FM Radio Pty. Ltd. 96FM Southern Cross Radio Pty. Ltd. Consolidated Broadcasting System (WA) Pty. Ltd. 6PR Southern Cross Radio Pty. Ltd. Belcap Investments Pty. Ltd. Radio 6AM Pty. Ltd. Geraldton FM Pty. Ltd. Elldale Pty. Ltd. Radio West Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (1) (Bunbury) AMI Radio Pty. Ltd. 6BY (Bridgetown) 6CAR-FM (Carnarvon) 6CST-FM (Mandurah) 6FMS-FM (Remote Western Zone) 6GGGTM (Geraldton) 6HED-FM (Port Hedland) 6KA (Karratha) 6KAN-FM (Katanning) 6KAR-FM (Kalgoorlie) Elldale Pty. Ltd Yamatji Media Pty. Ltd. West Coast Radio Pty. Ltd North West Radio Pty. Ltd. Great Northern Broadcasters Ltd. North West Radio Pty. Ltd. North West Radio Pty. Ltd. Elldale Pty. Ltd Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (R. R. Grundy) Alice Springs Pty. Ltd. Commercial Broadcasters (Diverse Shareholding) DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd. (Daily mail and General Trust pic Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) Austereo Ltd. Village Roadshow (Kirby) Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby) Lanson Investments Pty.. Ltd. (Rural Press) Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. (Rural Press) Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. (Rural Press) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. (Lanyon and Rural Press) Lanson Investments Pty. Ltd. (Lanyon and Rural Press) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (J. Cameron) Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby) Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby) Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) Geraldton Newspapers Ltd. P.Y. Gerahty & WJ.Gerahty Yamatji Media Aboriginal Corporation I.H. & E. Bassett-Scarfe North West Radio Pty. Ltd.(M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden) Geraldton Newspapers Ltd. North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden) North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K Clune P. Igglesden) 18 communications update issue 162 February 2000

13 Station Licensee Company Owner 6KG (Kalgoorlie) Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty. Ltd. 6LN (Carnarvon) Yamatji Media Pty. Ltd. Yamatji Media Aboriginal Corporation 6MD (Merredin) Mid-Districts Radio Pty. Ltd. 6MER-FM (Merredin) Mid-Districts Radio Pty. Ltd. 6MM (Mandurah) West Coast Radio Pty. Ltd I.H. & E. Bassett-Scarfe 6NA (Narrogin) Radio West Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 6NAM-FM (Northam) Radio 6AM Pty. Ltd. 6NAN-FM (Narrogin) Radio West Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 6NW (Port Hedland) North West Radio Pty. Ltd. North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden) 6RED-FM (Karratha) North West Radio Pty. Ltd. North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden) 6SAT-FM (Western Zone) North West Radio Pty. Ltd. North West Radio Pty. Ltd. (M. Aspinal, K. Clune P. Igglesden) 6SE (Esperance) Esperance Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 6SEA-FM (Esperance) Esperance Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. 6TZ (Bunbury) Radio West Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (6CI Collie is a relay station broadcast out of Bunbury.) 6VA (Albany) Belcap Investments Pty. Ltd. 6WB (Katanning) Elldale Pty. Ltd. Tasmania Metropolitan 7HHO-FM Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Robert Nettlefold Pty. Ltd. (Estate: Nettlefold Family) 7TTT-FM Southern Tasmania FM Stereo Pty. Ltd. Benders Pty. Ltd. (Bender) 7XXX-FM Tasradio Pty. Ltd. TAS TAB Regional TAS. 7 AD (Devonport) Northern Tasmania Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (R.R. Grundy) 7AUS-FM (Queenstown) XS West Pty. Ltd. S. Adermann 7BU (Bumie) Bumie Broadcasting Service Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (R.R.Grundy) 7DDD-FM (Devonport) Northern Tasmania Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (R.R. Grundy) 7EX (Launceston) Tasradio Pty. Ltd. TAS TAB Pty. Ltd. 7LA (Launceston) Bass Strait Media Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (KKGrundy) 7SD (Scottsdale) North East Tasmanian Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R. G. Capital Australia Pty. Ltd. (R.R.Grundy) 7XS (Queenstown) Northern Territory XS West Pty. Ltd. S. Adermann 8MLX-FM (Darwin) Northern Territory FM Ltd. Territory Group Investments Pty. Ltd. (Hannon) 8HA (Alice Springs) Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R.L. Harris 8HOT-FM (Darwin) Northern Territory FM Ltd. Territory Group Investments Pty. Ltd. (Hannon) 8SAT-FM Central Zone FM Services Pty. Ltd. Central Zone FM Services (Lilbum) 8SUN-FM (Alice Springs) Australian Capital Territory Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. R.L. Harris 2CA (Canberra) Radio Canberra Pty. Ltd. Capital Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (K. & M. Blyton) 2CC (Canberra) Radio Canberra Pty. Ltd. Capital Radio Network Pty. Ltd.(K & M. Blyton) 1CBR-FM (Canberra) Capital City Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) 2ROC-FM (Canberra) Canberra FM Radio Pty. Ltd.. Austereo Ltd. 50% (Village Roadshow (Kirby) Australian Radio Network Pty. Ltd. 50% (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) Notes; (1) Callsign not yet allocated. Source: ABA document Current controllers of a broadcasting licence as at 14/1/00 communications update issue 162 February a

14 Radio networks/m ultiple licensees G roup S ta tio n s To tal p o te n tia l au dience P o ten tia l a u dien ce as a % o f tota l pop. Austereo Ltd. (Village Roadshow (Kirby)) Australian Radio Network (Australian Provincial Newspapers (O Reilly) & Clear Channel (US Public Company)) 10 metropolitan 3 regional (3 c) 8 metropolitans 4 regional (1 c, 1 s, 2 m) 11,180, % 9,406, % Broadcast Operations (Caralis) 1 metropolitan 30 regional (5 c, 3 s, 22 m) 4,887, % Broadcasting Investment Holdings Pty. Ltd. (Lamb) 2 metropolitan 4,869, % Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Ltd. (Ten Group 14.4% National Nominees Ltd. 6.9% Permanent Trustee Co. Ltd. 6.2%) 4 metropolitan 4,408, % Radio Superhighway Pty. Ltd. (J. Singleton) 2 metropolitan 3,373, % 2KY Broadcasters (Labour Council of NSW) NSW ALP Branch NSW Labor Council 1 metropolitan 3,373, % Radio 3UZ Pty. Ltd (Victorian Racing Clubs) 1 metropolitan 1 regional 3,163,812 3,317, % 18.6% Goulbum Valley Broadcasters (A.E.Fairley) Fusion Media Australia (Diverse Shareholding) 1 metropolitan 3,163, % 1 metropolitan 3,163, % DMG Radio Investments Pty. Ltd (D aily Mail and General Trust pic R.G.Capital Australia (R.R.Grundy) Grant Broadcasters Pty. Ltd (Janet Cameron) 1 metropolitan 59 regional (16 c, 1 s, 42 m) 25 regional (13 c, 2 s, 10 m) 1 metropolitan 13 regional (3 c, 10 m) 2,927, % 2,312, % 2,184, % QLD TAB 1 metropolitan 1,495, % Century Radio Pty. Ltd (K. & M. Blyton) Ace Radio Broadcasters (G.N.Handbury) TAS TAB 4 regional (2 c, 2 m) 9 regional (3 s, 6 m) 1 metropolitan 1 regional 374, % 364, % 325, % Commercial Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. (Estate: Nettlefold Family) 1 metropolitan 216, % Benders Pty. Ltd (Bender) 1 metropolitan 216, % Note: Regional licences: c = competitive market, m = =multi-station one owner market; s = single station (solus market) Source: ABA document Current controllers of a broadcasting licence as at 14/1/30 _2Q communications Update issue 162 February 2000

15 Community radio broadcasting licences (December 1999) A C T NSW NT QLD S A TAS V IC W A Num ber of L ice n ce s General Geographic Area (GGA) Capital city O ther Total GGA Special Interest Aboriginal: capital city other Educational: capital city other Ethnic - general: capital city other Music - fine music: capital city other Music - progressive: capital city other Print handicapped: capital city other Religious - Christian: capital city other Sporting: capital city other Torres Strait Islander capital city * other Total Special Interest Total number of community broadcasting licences 185 Note: Total number of licences on issue is 185, but only 162 of these services are presently operating. Source: ABA document Current controllers of a broadcasting licence as at 15/12/99? communications update issue 162 February

16 «w a a and Sunday newspapers Title Ow ner Average daily Title Owner C irc. circu lation Pally Australian Capital Territory Canberra Tim es Fairfax Rural Press New South Wales (J.B.Fairfax) D aily Telegraph News Ltd. (Murdoch) 431,847 Sydney M orning H erald Fairfax Group 229,000+ National Papers Weekend Australian News Ltd. News Ltd. 315,937 Victoria (Murdoch) (Murdoch) H erald-sun News Ltd. (Murdoch) 560,877 Age Fairfax Group 192,500 Weekend Financial Review (2) Fairfax Group 85,500+ Queensland TOTAL 3,171,735 (3) Courier M a il News Ltd. (Murdoch) 221,000+ Sunday South Australia New South Wales Advertiser News Ltd. (Murdoch) 208,557 Sun-H erald Fairfax Group 591,000+ Western Australia Sunday Telegraph News Ltd. 724,119 (Murdoch) West Australian West Australian 218,298 Victoria Newspapers Holdings Ltd.(l) Sunday H erald-sun News Ltd. 536,000+ (Murdoch) Tasmania Sunday Age Fairfax Group 196,000+ M ercury News Ltd. (Murdoch) 49,882 Queensland Northern Territory Sunday M a il News Ltd. 594,000+ N T News News Ltd. (Murdoch) 23,767 (Murdoch) South Australia Australian Capital Territory Sunday M a il News Ltd. 346,220 Canberra Times Rural Press (J.B.Fairfax) 39,931 (Murdoch) Western Australia National Sunday Tim es News Ltd. 342,310 A ustralian News Ltd. (Murdoch) 131,499+ (Murdoch) Financial Review Fairfax Group 92,000+ Tasmania TOTAL 2,399,158(3) i Saturday Sunday Tasm anian Northern Territory News Ltd. (Murdoch) T itle O w ner C irc. Sunday Territorian News Ltd. (Murdoch) New South Wales Australian Capital Territory Sydney M orning H erald Fairfax Group 396,000+ D aily Telegraph News Ltd. (Murdoch) 352,280 Victoria H erald-sun HWT News Ltd. 515,500+ (Murdoch) Age Fairfax Fairfax Group 335, ,052 56,722 26,920 Canberra Tim es Rural Press 37,169 (J.B.Fairfax) National Papers TOTAL 3,450,460(3) + = In excess of... Queensland Notes: Courier M ail HWT News Ltd. 342,300+ (1) West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. was listed as a (Murdoch) public company on 9 January WAN has 25,000 shareholders, South A ustralia the most substantial being Westpac Investment Management Pty. Ltd., Advertiser HWT News Ltd. 274,945 with 7.12% and Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd. with 7.10%. (Murdoch) Western Australia (2) The Weekend Financial Review was first published on September West A ustralian HW T West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd.(l) Tasmania 387,020 (3) The newspaper circulation figures above are based on the six-monthly reporting of Publishers Statements by the Audit Bureau of Circulation from April to September For this reason, comparisons with circulation figures in Media Ownership Update s M ercury HWT News Ltd. 63,805 prior to 1996, some of which used a three monthly audit, should be (Murdoch) made with care. Northern Territory N orthern Territory News Ltd. News Ltd. 32,396 Source: circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of N ew s (Murdoch) (Murdoch) Circulation 30/9/99 communications Update issue 162 February 2000

17 Suburban newspaper ownership shares Owner Number of Circulation % of total Owner Number of Circulation % of total titles circulation titles circulation P M * News Ltd. Fairfax Group J.B. Fairfax/Hannans Other , ,171(1) 361, , % 33.9% 15.8% 9.6% TOTAL 38 2,283, % Melbourne News Ltd. 31 1,157, % Fairfax Group , % APN O Reilly 4 200, % Independent News 5 177, % Pearl & Dean 1 138, % Community News 2 127,244 5% Text Media 1 108, % Times Publications 3 90, % South East Newspapers 2 52, % TOTAL 62 2,536, % News Ltd. Other ,116 89, % 12.2% TOTAL , % Adelaide News Ltd , % Perth United Media , % West Australian Newspapers Ltd. Other 5 252, % TOTAL , % Notes: (1) Community Newspapers owns 50% of the Bankstown Canterbury Torch and the Auburn Review Pictorial. Source: circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation, 30/9/99 Owners percentage shares of all newpapers Owner Capital city & national dailies Sunday newspapers Regional(3) newspapers Suburban newspapers News Ltd. (Murdoch) John Fairfax Holdings West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. Rural Press/f.B.Fairfax United Media/(1) West Australian Newspapers Ltd APN O Reilly Hannan Family/Rural Press (2) Independent News Pearl and Dean Community News Text Media Times Publications South East newspapers Harris Others Notes: (1) Community Newspapers, publisher of most of Perth s suburbans, is owned 50.1% by United Media and 49.9% by West Australian Newspapers Ltd., a subsidiary of Western Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. ( 2) Each owns 50% of Eastern Suburbs Newspapers. (3) Main shares of regional daily circulation in each state- NSW: Fairfax Group 38%; O Reilly 25% J.B.Fairfax 14% VIC: Murdoch 45%; JB Fairfax 21%; Fairfax Group 13% QLD: O Reilly 54%; Murdoch 42% TAS: J.B. Fairfax 59%; Harris 40% WA: West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. 100% Source: Audit Bureau of Circulation, 30/9/99 c o m m u n ic a tio n s u p d a te issue 162 February

18 Regional daily newspapers State/town Title Ownership Circ State/town Title Ownership Circ New South Wales Tasmania Albury Border Morning M ail Mott 25,489 Bumie Advocate Harris 24,550 Bathurst Western Advocate J.B.Fairfax (1) 4,775 Launceston Examiner Rural Press Ltd. (JB Fairfax) Broken Hill Barrier Daily Truth Local Unions 6,908 & Harris (40%) Coffis Harbour The Advocate APN O Reilly (2) 24,089P(3) (2 dailies) 61,204 Dubbo Daily Liberal J.B.Fairfax (1) 6,108 Western Australia Grafton Daily Examiner APN O Reilly 6,013 Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie M iner West Australian Lismore Northern Star APN O Reilly 17,924 Newspapers Holdings Ltd. Maitland The Mercury J.B.Fairfax (4) 5,041 Newcastle Newcastle Herald Fairfax Group 50,355 Orange Central Western Daily J.B.Fairfax (1) 5,560 (1 daily) 7,008 Smith Jtostralia (No regional daily) Tamworth Nthn Daily Leader J.B. Fairfax (4) 9,174 I I I lorthem Territory Tweed Heads Daily News-Gold Coastei APN O Reilly 5,907 Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser Henderson 15,156 (No regional daily) Wollongong (14 dailies) Queensland Illawarra Mercury Fairfax Group 33, ,550 P = Publishers figure Bundaberg New s-m ail APN O Reilly 11,690 Cairns Cairns Post Murdoch 31,300 Gladstone Observer APN O Reilly 7,373 Gympie Gympie Times J.B. Fairfax (4) 5,162 Ipswich Queensland Times APN O Reilly 13,773 Mackay Daily Mercury APN O Reilly 16,809 Notes: Maroochydore Sunshine Coast Daily APN O Reilly 20,438 (1) Macquarie Publications (John Armati) which owned daily newspapers in Bathurst, Dubbo, Goulburn and Orange, and 60 other Maryborough Mount Isa Chronicle North-West Star APN O Reilly Asher Joel 8,670 4,195 community papers in NSW, were purchased by J.B.Fairfax s Rural Press in December (2) Irish businessman Tony O Reilly bought Provincial Newspapers (Qld) Rockhampton Morning B ulletin APN O Reilly 20,293 from Murdoch, who sold it after TPC pressure. PNQ was renamed Australian Provincial Newspapers, and APN Holdings Ltd was floated in Southport Gold Coast Bulletin Murdoch 42, % of APN Holdings Ltd is controlled by Kelsal Pty. Ltd., which Toowoomba Toowoomba Chronicle APN O Reilly 28,378 is itself owned by Ligon 157 (O Reilly family trust) and Independent Newspapers PLC of Ireland, of which O Reilly is chairman. He was a Townsville Townsville Bulletin Murdoch 28,798 director of the Washington Post and Bankers Trust and chief executive of the food group Heinz and an unsuccessful bidder for the Fairfax Group Warwick Warwick Daily News APN O Reilly 5,000P in (14 dailies) 243,218 (3) Newspaper is free, figure is average daily circulation figure. (4) John B. Fairfax, through Marinya Media, acquired 48.1% of Rural Victoria Ballarat B allarat Courier JB Fairfax (4) 20,458 Press in the carve-up of the old Fairfax empire in Rural Press has since grown considerably in the Australian country market. It publishes 35 agricultural publications, and 153 regional Bendigo Bendigo Advertiser Murdoch (5) 14,539 newspapers and magazines and has acquired radio interests. (Rural Press Ltd Annual Report p.26-27). Rural Press also publishes Geelong Geelong Advertiser Murdoch (5) 28,190 The Land (65,311P) a weekly which competes with News Ltd. s Weekly Mildura Sunraysia Daily Elliott/Lanyon 8,006 Times (76.947P). (5) Through Independent Newspapers Limited (INL) NZ, 50% owned by Shepparton Shepparton News McPherson 10,280 News Corporation. Warrnambool (6 daihes) Warrnambool Standard Fairfax Group 12,729 94,202 Source: circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation, 3 0 /9 / communications Update issue 162 February 2000